Scoring a century in international cricket is one of the main goals of every batter. However, not all batters can achieve that feat because the bowlers are of top quality, and even if it’s an ordinary bowling attack, the batter needs to be focused well to score a hundred runs.
While a lot of players have only represented one country at international level, here’s a list of six such batters who not only played for two different countries, but also registered a century each for both of them in international cricket.
1. Joe Burns scored a century for Australia and Italy
Joe Burns quit Australia and switched to Italy for his late brother. He recently smashed a T20I ton for his new team, while for Australia, he smashed a century in Tests against New Zealand.
2. Kepler Wessels scored a century for Australia and South Africa
Kepler Wessels was the first cricketer to achieve this feat. He first played for Australia and scored hundreds for them before moving to his birth country South Africa and repeating that performance.
3. Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan represented Ireland and England in his career. He was a brilliant performer for Ireland, and then he moved to England, where he became a World Cup winning captain.
4. Ed Joyce
Another left-handed batter to have scored a century for both Ireland and England is Ed Joyce. Unlike Morgan, Joyce first played for England and then came to Ireland.
5. Mark Chapman
Not many cricket fans would know that current New Zealand batter Mark Chapman hails from Hong Kong. He even scored a hundred for Hong Kong before switching to NZ and then notching up a ton for them as well.
6. Gary Ballance
Gary Ballance was from Zimbabwe but he moved to England and scored a Test century for them. He then came back to Zimbabwe and hit a hundred for his home team as well.
